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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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